Obituaries
Obituaries for Cherryvale, Fredonia, Chanute, and Surrounding Areas
Roy Dean Willoughby
Dec 15, 2010
Roy D. Willoughby, 77, a resident of Raymore, Missouri, raised in Fredonia, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at his residence. He was born September 12, 1933 in Chanute, Kansas, the daughter of Jerome and Myrtle (Burns) Willoughby. He served in the Korean War, attaining the rank of sergeant in the United States Air Force. He worked for the Federal Civil...
Clyde Burch
Dec 13, 2010
Clyde Burch, 93, a longtime local cattleman and rancher in Elk and Wilson County, died on Monday, December 13, 2010, at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born July 15, 1917 in Sedan, Kansas, the son of James Durston and Monzella (Vanderhoof) Burch. On July 24, 1937 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, he married Nola Phyllis Banning. They enjoyed 67 years of marriage...
Everett Eugene Metzger
Dec 4, 2010
Everett Eugene Metzger, 69, a longtime resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born December 13, 1940 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Victor R. and Ethel M. (Wait) Metzger. On July 10, 1961 in Fredonia, Everett was united in marriage with Mary Harper. She survives him at their home. Everett...
Consolacion C. Bacani
Dec 4, 2010
Consolacion C. Bacani, 94, a longtime resident of Manila, Philippines, died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. Mrs. Bacani had resided in Fredonia, Kansas for the past nine years with her son, Dr. Oswaldo C. Bacani and his family. She was born April 16, 1916 in Bataan Province, Philippines, the daughter of Pedro and Severina (Hernendez) Cruz. Mrs....
Geneva Pearl Louia
Dec 3, 2010
Geneva Pearl Louia, 83, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas died Friday, December 3, 2010 at Wilson Medical Center in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born March 11, 1927 in Fairfax, Oklahoma, the daughter of Aaron McCord and Pearl Elizabeth (Gallatin) Haines. On April 1, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas, she was married to Fred E. Louia. She and Fred made their...
Phyllis Dickens
Nov 27, 2010
Phyllis Dickens, 81, a fourteen-year resident of Fredonia, Kansas, formerly of Anaheim, California, died Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born January 20, 1929 in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of Jose and Francelina (dej Pavao) Silva. On November 5, 1954 in Folkston, Georgia, she married Ronald T. Dickens. He survives at their home in Fredonia....
Marjorie Laverne Cockrum
Nov 22, 2010
Marjorie LaVerne Cockrum, 77, a resident of rural Altoona, went to be with Jesus, her best friend, on Monday, November 22, 2010 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born November 21, 1933 in Stroud, Oklahoma, the daughter of J.C. and Bessie Logue. On June 4, 1956 at Weatherford, Oklahoma, she married James E. Cockrum. They made...
Rhona Ardell Calloway
Nov 15, 2010
Rhona Ardell Calloway, 89, a Fredonia native, retired Gulf Oil stenographer, accordion teacher and toy poodle breeder, passed away November 15, 2010 in Wichita. She was born June 8, 1921 in Arkansas City, the daughter of Hugh Thurmond and Estella Lavona (Frieze) Holland Sr. Rhona is survived by brother John Holland (Catrinka), Hawaii; daughter Jeanne Conner Blase(Henry), Wichita; grandson Perry...
Bobby Dean Campbell
Nov 15, 2010
Bobby Dean Campbell, 79, died at his home on Monday, November 15, 2010. He was born December 31, 1930 at Park Hill, Oklahoma to Dan V. and Fannie (Stephens) Campbell. Bobby served in the U.S. Army for six years. After coming to Kansas in 1958, he worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad, Frisco Railroad, and Kansas Department of Transportation. He also...
Gary W. Conley
Nov 13, 2010
Gary W. Conley, 68, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, November 13, 2010, at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 18, 1941 in Fredonia, the son of Albert Joseph and Mary (Kingsbury) Conley. Gary was graduated from Neodesha High School in 1959 and from the Wichita Barber College. He worked as a barber for...
Lucille Morgan-Petty
Oct 29, 2010
Lucille Morgan-Petty, 93, a longtime resident of Altoona, Kansas, formerly of Valley Center, Kansas, died Friday, October 29, 2010 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. She was born January 30, 1917 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Vonley and Elisabeth (Barnes) Dennison. Lucille worked at the Wichita Clinic for 20 years, administering hearing tests and assisting in the Ear, Nose and Throat...
Isaac Clinton "Ike" Costin
Oct 25, 2010
Isaac Clinton "Ike" Costin, 92, a resident of rural Altoona, Kansas, died early Monday morning, October 25, 2010, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute, Kansas. He was born July 26, 1918, west of Derby, Kansas, the son of James Walter and Georgia Katherine (Ruter) Costin. Ike was a graduate of Derby High School. He was a lifelong farmer and rancher....
Charles Albert Poe
Oct 4, 2010
Charles Albert Poe, 60, a resident of rural Toronto, Kansas, died on Monday, October 4, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born April 4, 1950 in the Dominican Republic, the son of Gilda Godoy. Charles served as a private in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the National Defense...
Frank John "Jock" Ostrosky Jr.
Sep 30, 2010
Frank John Ostrosky Jr, 49, a longtime resident of Fredonia, Kansas, currently residing in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, died Thursday, September 30, 2010 at his home. He was born December 4, 1960 in Fredonia, the son of Frank John and Betty (Groshong) Ostrosky Sr. John was a 1978 graduate of Fredonia High School and received additional education in trade school. On February...
Silas A. Vaught
Aug 15, 2010
Silas A. Vaught, 96, a former resident of rural Fall River, Kansas, died on Sunday, August 15, 2010, at the Kansas Masonic Home in Wichita, Kansas. He was born December 17, 1913 in Choctaw, Oklahoma, the son of Andy and Ethel (Blazier) Vaught. He was a 1933 graduate of Severy High School. Silas worked for the Frisco Railroad and Boeing...
Sterling Short
Jul 31, 2010
Sterling Short, 89, a longtime resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died early Saturday morning, July 31, 2010 at Beverly Health and Rehab in Fredonia. He was born March 6, 1921 in Gilford, Kansas, the son of Herschel and Pearl Evelyn(Orendorff) Short. Sterling was a 1939 graduate of Benedict High School and attended Pittsburg State University. He served in the United...
Kenneth Earl Jarred
Jul 26, 2010
Kenneth E. Jarred, 73, a resident of Derby, Kansas, died on Monday, July 26, 2010, at the Haysville Nursing Home in Haysville, Kansas. He was born February 26, 1937 in Altoona, Kansas. Kenneth served as a Staff Sergeant in the National Guard for 12 years. Later in life Kenneth worked at Boeing as a fork lift operator where he was...
Norman John Lindenstruth
Jul 25, 2010
Norman John Lindenstruth, 84, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at his residence in Fredonia. He was born March 29, 1926 at Neodesha, Kansas. On November 23, 1947, at Fredonia, he married Minnie North. She preceded him in death in December of 1990. He served in the U.S. Army. He retired from LaFarge Corporation after working there over 40 years. He...
Lesta Kay (Reasoner) Sutherby
Jul 24, 2010
Lesta Kay (Reasoner) Sutherby, a resident of Clarksville, Tennessee, formerly of Fredonia and Parsons, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at her home. She was born May 2, 1967 in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Richard and Catherine (Lucas) Reasoner. She was a graduate of Parsons High School and served in the United States Army. Currently she was employed at Bridgestone...
Loren Ray Parks
Jul 17, 2010
Loren Ray Parks, 78, a resident of rural Fredonia, Kansas, died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born April 7, 1932 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the son of Lawrence and Leona (Komma) Parks. Loren served 24 years in the United States Air Force, retiring in 1972 as a Chief Master Sergeant. Following his retirement from the...
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